The Odes of Horace: tr. into Engl. verse, with the orig. measures preserved throughout, by R.W. O'Brien |
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... strike her Lesbian barbiton . But , deign of the LYRE'S strain that thou shouldst name my lays , Soon high to the stars I shall my proud head upraise ! B 2 II . TO AUGUSTUS CÆSAR . FULL measure Jove has THE ODES OF HORACE . 3.
... strike her Lesbian barbiton . But , deign of the LYRE'S strain that thou shouldst name my lays , Soon high to the stars I shall my proud head upraise ! B 2 II . TO AUGUSTUS CÆSAR . FULL measure Jove has THE ODES OF HORACE . 3.
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... proud Atridæ , And the Thessalian watch - fires , and the hostile Camp of the Trojans . Thou pious souls to blissful seats consignest , And the light crowd , with golden rod , directest : Thou , to the highest of the Gods as pleasing As ...
... proud Atridæ , And the Thessalian watch - fires , and the hostile Camp of the Trojans . Thou pious souls to blissful seats consignest , And the light crowd , with golden rod , directest : Thou , to the highest of the Gods as pleasing As ...
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... proud ensigns of the haughty Tarquin , Or , Cato's brave death . I in a lofty strain rehearse with rapture Regulus , Scauri , and , when Carthage conquered , Paulus , unsparing of his noble heart's - blood , Also Fabricius . He and ...
... proud ensigns of the haughty Tarquin , Or , Cato's brave death . I in a lofty strain rehearse with rapture Regulus , Scauri , and , when Carthage conquered , Paulus , unsparing of his noble heart's - blood , Also Fabricius . He and ...
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... proud bulwark stood . Calm then thy bosom : me did resentment's glow In youth's sweet season once assail , too , Driving me , maddened , to swift Iambics : But ' tis my aim , now , what was severe to change To gentle love - strains ...
... proud bulwark stood . Calm then thy bosom : me did resentment's glow In youth's sweet season once assail , too , Driving me , maddened , to swift Iambics : But ' tis my aim , now , what was severe to change To gentle love - strains ...
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... , Far - famed , Cyrus inflamed : Cyrus inclines , again , To the proud Pholoë ; but with the wolves had fain The goats sooner to be allied , Than , so base and so low , Pholoë love 70 THE ODES OF HORACE . XXXIII. ...
... , Far - famed , Cyrus inflamed : Cyrus inclines , again , To the proud Pholoë ; but with the wolves had fain The goats sooner to be allied , Than , so base and so low , Pholoë love 70 THE ODES OF HORACE . XXXIII. ...
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Apollo arbutus ARCHYTAS Bacchus Barbiton beauteous billows breast bright Cæcuban Cæsar calm canst cruel Cyprus Damalis dare death Deity dispel Dost thou doth dread dust e'en e'er earth ENGLISH VERSE Eurus ev'ry fate Faunus fear fetters fire friends Gainst glad wine glide Glycera Gods grace grove hath haughty triumph head upraise hostile hurled ICCIUS implore Jove Lamia Latium Lesbian lest LEUCONOË Life's little span locks loveth LYDIA maid MECENAS MERCURY mind Muse myrtle ne'er neath the green NEREUS nought o'er o'erthrow ODES OF HORACE once original measures paternal Pholoë plain pow'r praise prayers proud Pyrrha realms RICHARD O'BRIEN sailor Salian Scythian seek shalt thou Shining ships sing Sire sportive echo steeds sunny sweet swift winds tender Teucer THALIARCHUS Thessalian Thou dost thou shalt thou shouldst Thracian thy love Tibur toil TYNDARIS unto unwarlike lyre Venus Vesta virgins waves whate'er whence whilst wont youth